Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.16/15.006.30174/15.016.20045 memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Adobe Acrobat Reader up to 11.0.16/15.006.30174/15.016.20045 (Document Reader Software). Affected is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in Adobe Reader and Acrobat before 11.0.17, Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Classic before 15.006.30198, and Acrobat and Acrobat Reader DC Continuous before 15.017.20050 on Windows and OS X allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
The weakness was shared 07/13/2016 by Ke Liu as APSB16-26 as confirmed security bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at helpx.adobe.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-4209 since 04/27/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/02/2022).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92036 (Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.17 / 15.006.30198 / 15.017.20050 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-26) (Mac OS X)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 11.0.17, 15.006.30198 or 15.017.20050 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (92036). The entries 89076, 89077, 89078 and 89079 are related to this item.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
- 11.0.0
- 11.0.01
- 11.0.02
- 11.0.03
- 11.0.04
- 11.0.05
- 11.0.06
- 11.0.07
- 11.0.08
- 11.0.09
- 11.0.10
- 11.0.11
- 11.0.12
- 11.0.13
- 11.0.14
- 11.0.15
- 11.0.16
- 15 Base
- 15.006.30060
- 15.006.30094
- 15.006.30096
- 15.006.30097
- 15.006.30119
- 15.006.30121
- 15.006.30172
- 15.006.30173
- 15.006.30174
- 15.008.20082
- 15.009.20069
- 15.009.20071
- 15.009.20077
- 15.009.20079
- 15.010.20056
- 15.010.20059
- 15.010.20060
- 15.016.20039
- 15.016.20041
- 15.016.20045
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 92036
Nessus Name: Adobe Acrobat < 11.0.17 / 15.006.30198 / 15.017.20050 Multiple Vulnerabilities (APSB16-26) (Mac OS X)
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OpenVAS ID: 68089
OpenVAS Name: Adobe Reader Security Updates(apsb16-26)-Windows
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Acrobat Reader 11.0.17/15.006.30198/15.017.20050
Timeline
04/27/2016 🔍07/12/2016 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: adobe.comAdvisory: APSB16-26
Researcher: Ke Liu
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2016-4209 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1036281
SecurityFocus: 91711 - Adobe Reader and Acrobat CVE-2016-4209 Unspecified Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 07/13/2016 10:42Updated: 09/02/2022 10:04
Changes: 07/13/2016 10:42 (64), 04/07/2017 11:04 (14), 09/02/2022 10:00 (3), 09/02/2022 10:04 (1)
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